“…in which the peasants seized power by force and quickly changed all the locks on the palace doors so the nobles could not get back in. Then they had a large party and gorged themselves. When the nobles finally recaptured the palace they were forced to clean up and found many stains and cigarette burns.” - Woody Allen, Without Feathers
What makes Woody Allen so funny is that there is truth in even the most ridiculous of statements. Sometimes the funnier it is the more it rings true.
Here, he retells of the French Revolution where the workers who overthrew the rich were every bit as nasty and self-centered. It worked the same way with the Russian Revolution.
There are many stories of those who prayed to win the lottery only to have their loves ruined by winning.
The moral? As the Mishna states, Who is rich? One who is content.”
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